Golf cup tool



Get. 25, 1955 s. CIAMBRIELLO ET AL 2,721,723

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I h M I A AM% sum Ciambrie/lo Dominick Artese INVENTORA /2 BY mm UnitedStates Patent GOLF CUP TOOL Sam Ciambriello, Tuckahoe, and DominickArtese, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Application September 25, 1952, Serial No. 311,518

2 Claims. (Cl. 2541) The present invention relates to a tool forremoving and replacing golf cups and has for its primary object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of thischaracter comprising a novel construction and arrangement whereby thesetwo operations may be expeditiously performed with a minimum of effortwithout damaging the cup in any way or disturbing the adjacent groundand grass.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a golf cup tool of theaforementioned character which will be relatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use,compact and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool constructed in accordance withthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical section through a golf cup, showing saidcup being removed from the ground with a tool in accordance with thepresent invention; and,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, showing a golf cup being replacedwith a tool embodying the present invention, a portion of said toolbeing shown in side elevation.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that referencenumeral 5 designates a conventional golf cup which is embedded in theground 6 in a hole 7 which is provided for said cup. The bottom 8 of thecup 5 comprises the usual flag staff receiving and drain tube 9. Theembodiment of the present invention which has been illustrated comprisesa metallic shaft or shank 10 of suitable length and diameter. One endportion of the shank 10 is formed to provide a hook 11 which isinsertable through the tube 9 and engageable beneath the lower endthereof in the manner shown to advantage in Figure 2 of the drawing.

The other end portion of the shank 10 is formed to provide a split loop12 which terminates in a substantially horizontally projecting free endportion constituting a foot-piece 13.

It is thought that the manner in which the tool is used will be readilyapparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, to remove thecup 5 from its hole 2,721,723 Patented Oct. 25, 1955 or well 7, theshank 10 is inserted in said cup with the hook 11 lowermost. The hook 11is passed downwardly through the depending tube 9 and firmly engagedbeneath the lower end thereof. The cup may now be expeditiouslyextracted by pulling upwardly on the shank 10. When the cup is to bereplaced in the ground, said cup is mounted on the loop 12 in the mannershown in Figure 3 of the drawing. It will be noted that the loop 12engages the bottom 8 of the cup and the peripheral walls thereof atdiametrically opposite points in a manner to frictionally secure same onthe shank 10 preparatory to inserting said cup in the hole 7. The cup isthen introduced into the hole 7 and driven home by downward pressure onthe shank 10. Any additional pressure that may be needed may be readilyhad by applying a foot to the member 13. It will be observed that thetool is formed from a single length of material.

It is believed that the many advantages of a golf cup tool constructedin accordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A golf cup tool comprising: a metallic shank, a loop integral withone end of said shank insertable in a golf cup and engageable with thewalls thereof for frictionally securing said cup on said shank forinsertion in the ground thereby, and a foot piece integral with one endof the loop and providing means for forcing the cup into the ground.

2. A golf cup tool comprising, a metallic shank, a split loop on one endof said'shank insertable in a golf cup and engageable with the bottomand the peripheral walls thereof at diametrically opposite points forfrictionally securing said cup on said shank for insertion in the groundthereby, and a foot piece on one end of said loop providing additionalmeans for forcing the cup into the ground, said shank, loop and footpiece comprising a single length of metal.

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